XP - Win98 Network Problem

To fix this browse on the XP machine to the directory and check that the everyone account has the necessary permissions to browse the file. I installed everything and all seemed to go well except... Track this discussion and email me when there are updates If you're asking for technical help, please be sure to include all your system info, including operating system, model number, and Open the Device Manger and verify your NIC. http://comvurgent.com/xp/xp-98se-on-same-network-problems.html

It set to 1 by default. When i click the network, the >98 says: "Not connected to a network" or something similar. >I can surf the internet from the 98, and i can ping the XP. > Advertisement Related ArticlesFixing Windows 98 to Windows XP Logon Problems 43 An IEAK Compatibility Problem; An MSCS 1.0 Bug Fix 2 An IEAK Compatibility Problem; An MSCS 1.0 Bug Fix 2 Only W98 clients cannot access it.

A reader wrote us telling his 98 did not have NetBIOS. when printer is installed to win 98 machine it works fine.the problem is, when printer is attached to one machine, with sharing enabled, the other machine is still unable to access Indigo 1 19:33 04 Jun 05 I have managed to get a bit further since my last posting (still scared of re-installing 98).The XP PC shows the following fault; Connection StatusLimited Do post such nice articles.

You might not have permission to use this network resource. as long as you don't format the drive before hand, all data will remain intact.... What I mean by this is, if you network through a router, hub or switch you need to use a standard network cable. I've turned "sharing" on completely on the Win98 PC.

Do you have any suggestions? The win98 system set for DHCP is allocated with the correct IP eg 192.168.0.165 - Ping systems both ways OK. All help is greatly appreciated. 0 Comment Question by:compuit Facebook Twitter LinkedIn https://www.experts-exchange.com/questions/21425173/Win98-WinXP-IPC-Network-problem.htmlcopy LVL 9 Best Solution bycyberdevil67 The xp pro system doesn't have the permissions set for the win98 machines Tips on how to secure IoT devices, even the dumbest ones, so they can't be used as part of a DDoS botnet.

Microsoft made a few changes to XP's file sharing and networking that forces everyone to switch all their machines to XP. I went ahead, created an account for the Windows 98 user on XP. Note the issue is when you attempt to connect to the xp Pro system from the Win98 Pc using the "start," "Run," \\servername "enter." You are prompted for a password - Typed the password for the account created on XP machine in other to have access to shared resources without success.

Join over 733,556 other people just like you! If not the user that the win98 machine needs to enter a valid username and password that the winxp machine needs to authenticate against 0 LVL 1 Overall: Level 1 dBforumsoffers community insight on everything from ASP to Oracle, and get the latest news from Data Center Knowledge. davido-23, Mar 14, 2017 at 6:57 PM, in forum: Networking Replies: 0 Views: 84 davido-23 Mar 14, 2017 at 6:57 PM Windows 10 Networking Problem KevinGre2020, Mar 14, 2017 at 2:26

On your XP machine open the Network Connections, select your NIC and then in the Network Tasks select "Setup a home or office network" and complete the process with the Wizard. Any other suggestions? Ted Log In or Register to post comments Salman (not verified) on Jun 17, 2004 The solution discussed by [email protected] is correct to some extent as i had experienced the same both are networked,and visible in "network neighborhood" or network places, so on.the printer is visible on the win98 machine, but when i attempt to print, it says "you must set up

Log In or Register to post comments Anonymous User (not verified) on Mar 12, 2005 Couldn't believe it was so simple, thanks a lot. I can surf the internet from the 98, and i can ping the XP. However Windows 2000, 2003 does not have this problem and 2003 was released after XP. this contact form You could use TCP/IP for file sharing but if you connect to the Internet this is dangerous, you open your entire computer to the world, so you are going to need

To fix this browse on the XP machine to the directory and check that the everyone account has the necessary permissions Go to Solution 3 2 +1 4 Participants compuit(3 comments) However, your network is not complete yet, we still need to share files or folders and give permissions for others to use them. Voilà!

An article that came up was http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318030 This has some very good reference to other articles that may help.

NOTE useing help and support in XP can solve many problems! Are you a data center professional? Could you get accross to me to resolve this issue? http://comvurgent.com/xp/xp-dos-game-protostar-memory-problem.html Click to Learn More LVL 1 Overall: Level 1 Message Author Comment by:compuit ID: 140160222005-05-16 Work carried out on the the XP Pro System.

All rights reserved. they install fine on both machines. Log In or Register to post comments Bill Wood (not verified) on Feb 29, 2004 You, sir, are a genius!!! I worked with Microsoft as a support tech in the Windows 2000 Q.

Make sure that the printers are viewed as icons.* Right click the Lexmark printer icon, and select "Sharing". Log In or Register to post comments Aniket Bande (not verified) on Jun 3, 2004 Too good man keep it up. Got to the \\computername\IPC$ prompt on Windows 98 machine from the network neigbourhood. The customer had a peer-to-peer (P2P) environment, and the XP PC could navigate shares on the Win98 PC.

As a test, I tried logging on to the Win98 PC as different users. This article was of great help to me. Also it gives references to spread your knowledge . My additional two cents would be that if you have a XP user account with empty password (as i had) then by default you cannot connect from a 98 machine under

This thread is now locked and can not be replied to. Indigo 1 17:30 04 Jun 05 I am not familiar with W98 and don't know how to install it over itself (or even that you could).Does it leave all other files I cannot access the >>XP from the 98 machine. Could that have screwed my 98 off the workgroup?

Create simular username & password on different machines and you can access resources also without having trusts between domains this will work. Log In or Register to post comments snuuz (not verified) on Aug 4, 2004 That fixed it! wifi7, Feb 20, 2004 #1 PC_Wiz Joined: Nov 19, 2003 Messages: 1,245 What happen if you go to start/run , type \\ComputerName where computer name is the name of the windows98 Advertisement wifi7 Thread Starter Joined: Feb 20, 2004 Messages: 1 I'm struggling with networking an XP machine and a Win98 machine.